How to quickly make an iced tea.

🔧 What You Need: 

  • Loose-leaf tea (check the recipe) 
  • Filtered water (hot) 
  • Timer 
  • Ice (a lot!) 
  • Teapot or brewing jug 
  • Strainer 
  • Serving glass or shaker 
  • Garnishes (lemon, mint, etc.) 

🔥 Step-by-Step Instructions: 

Boil the Water

    • Use filtered water for best taste. 
    • Refer to the tea’s required temperature (e.g. 100°C for herbal, 80–90°C for green/white). 
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  • Measure the Tea
  • Use double the usual quantity: 
    • ▪ Normally: 1 tsp per cup
    • ▪ For iced tea: 2 tsp per cup 

Steep the Tea

    • Use a timer. Follow exact steeping times: 
  • ▪ Over-steeping = bitter taste. 
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    • Cover the teapot while steeping. 
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    • Sweeten (Optional) If using sugar or syrup, add while tea is still hot so it dissolves fully. 
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    • Flash Chill Immediately Fill a shaker or tall glass full of ice. 
    • Pour the hot tea over ice. 
    • Shake or stir quickly to cool it down fast. 
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    • Strain and Serve Strain the tea into a new glass full of ice. 
    • Add garnish like lemon slice, mint, or fruit based on the tea. 
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❗ DOs and DON’Ts 

✅ DO: 

  • Use fresh water and clean utensils. 
  • Brew strong tea (double strength) for iced. 
  • Garnish nicely – presentation matters. 

❌ DON’T: 

  • Reuse tea leaves. 
  • Over-steep the tea. 
  • Let the tea sit before chilling — it’ll go flat or bitter.